Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due (14 April 1796 – 16 October 1873) was a Norwegian military officer and statesman. Born in Trondheim he entered the military at an early age and took part in the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. After the two countries entered into union Due was recruited to the Swedish court where he was appointed Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm in 1823. In 1841 he became Norwegian prime minister and acted as interpreter for Charles XIV John.
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active years end date
1858-12-16
active years start date
1841-02-27
birth date
1796-04-14
birth place
Norway, Trondheim
death date
1873-10-16
death place
Norway, Oslo
monarch
Charles XIV John of Sweden, Oscar I of Sweden
nationality
Norway
office
State Secretary at the Norwegian Council of State Division in Stockholm
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